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Crete is an unincorporated community in Greensfork Township, Randolph County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
Crete (/ k r iː t / KREET; Greek: Κρήτη, Modern: Kríti, Ancient: Krḗtē [krɛ̌ːtεː]) is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the 88th largest island in the world and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after Sicily, Sardinia, Cyprus, and Corsica.
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- History
- Architecture, Urban Sculpture and Fortifications
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- Transportation
- Climate
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- Culture
- Notable People
- Twin Towns and Sister Cities
The Arab traders from al-Andalus (Iberia) who founded the Emirate of Crete (824/827–961 CE) moved the island's capital from Gortyna to a new castle they called rabḍ al-ḫandaq (Arabic: ربض الخندق, "Castle of the Moat") in the 820s. This was hellenized as Χάνδαξ (Chándax) or Χάνδακας (Chándakas) and Latinized as Candia, which was taken into other Eur...
Minoan era
Heraklion is close to the ruins of the palace of Knossos, which in Minoan times was the largest centre of population on Crete. Knossos had a port at the site of Heraklion (in the Poros-Katsambas neighborhood) from the beginning of the Early Minoanperiod (3500 to 2100 BC).
Antiquity
After the fall of the Minoans, Heraklion, as well as the rest of Crete in general, fared poorly, with very little development in the area. Only with the arrival of the Romans did some construction in the area begin, yet especially early into Byzantinetimes the area abounded with pirates and bandits.
Emirate of Crete
The present city of Heraklion was founded in 824 by the Arabs under Abu Hafs Umar who had been expelled from Al-Andalus by Emir Al-Hakam I and had taken over the island from the Eastern Roman Empire.[citation needed] They built a moat around the city for protection, and named the city rabḍ al-ḫandaq (ربض الخندق, "Castle of the Moat", hellenized as Χάνδαξ, Chandax). It became the capital of the Emirate of Crete (c.827–961). The Saracens allowed the port to be used as a safe haven for pirates w...
The oldest monument of architecture is palace in Knossoson the outskirts of the city. Two largest medieval churches in the city were the Dominican church of St. Peter (built between 1248 and 1253) and the San Salvatore, belonging to the Augustinian Friars. The latter one stood in Kornaros Square, but was demolished in 1970. Other monuments of archi...
The municipality Heraklion was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 5 former municipalities, that became municipal units: 1. Gorgolainis 2. Heraklion 3. Nea Alikarnassos 4. Paliani 5. Temenos The municipality has an area of 244.613 km2, the municipal unit 109.026 km2.
Port
Heraklion is an important shipping port and ferry dock. Travellers can take ferries and boats from Heraklion to destinations including Santorini, Ios Island, Paros, Mykonos, and Rhodes. There are direct ferries to Naxos, Karpathos, Kasos, Sitia, Anafi, Chalki and Diafani. There are also several daily ferries to Piraeus, the port of Athens in mainland Greece. The port of Heraklion was built by Sir Robert McAlpineand completed in 1928.
Airport
Heraklion International Airport, or Nikos Kazantzakis Airport is located about 5 kilometres (3 miles) east of the city. The airport is named after Heraklion native Nikos Kazantzakis, a writer and a philosopher. It is the second busiest airport of Greece after Athens International Airport, first in charter flights and the 59th busiest in Europe, because of Crete being a major holiday destination with 8,066,000 passengers in 2022 (List of the busiest airports in Europe). The airfield is shared...
Highway network
European route E75 runs through the city and connects Heraklion with the three other major cities of Crete: Agios Nikolaos, Chania, and Rethymno.
Heraklion has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa in the Köppen climate classification). Summers are warm to hot and dry with clear skies. Dry hot days are often relieved by seasonal breezes. Winters are mild with moderate rain. Because Heraklion is further south than Athens, it has a warmer climate during winter but cooler during summer becaus...
Museums
1. Heraklion Archaeological Museum 2. Cretaquarium 3. Historical Museum of Crete 4. Natural History Museum 5. The Battle of Crete and National Resistance Museum 6. Nikos Kazantzakis Museum 7. Collection of Agia Aikaterini of Sinai 8. Museum of Visual Arts
Arts
The Cultural and Conference Center of Heraklionis a centre for the performing arts.
Sports
The city is home to several sports clubs. Most notably, Heraklion hosts OFI and Ergotelis, two football clubs with earlier presence in the Greek Superleague, the top tier of the Greek football league system. Furthermore, the city is the headquarters of the Heraklion Football Clubs Association, which administers football in the entire region. Other notable sport clubs include Iraklio B.C. (basketball), Atsalenios (football) and Irodotos (football) in the suburbs of Atsalenio and Nea Alikarnass...
Heraklion has been the home town of some of Greece's most significant people, including the novelist Nikos Kazantzakis (best known for Zorba the Greek), the poet and Nobel Prize winner Odysseas Elytis and the world-famous painter Domenicos Theotokopoulos (El Greco).
Heraklion is twinnedwith: 1. Limassol, Cyprus 2. Constanța, Romania (1992) 3. Odesa, Ukraine (1992) 4. Toledo, Spain (2017) 5. Nizhny Novgorod, Russia (2018) 6. Tampa, United States (2019) 7. Čukarica, Serbia (2019) 8. Ningbo, China (2019)
Crete – esonimo inglese di Creta; Stati Uniti d'America. Crete – villaggio della Contea di Will, Illinois; Crete – città della Contea di Randolph, Indiana; Crete – città della Contea di Saline, Nebraska
Crete is een kleine nederzetting in de Amerikaanse staat Indiana, en valt bestuurlijk gezien onder Randolph County. Het ligt zo'n zeven kilometer ten oosten van de plaats Lynn. Geboren. Jim Jones (1931-1978), stichter van de Peoples Temple, bekend van de collectieve zelfmoord in Jonestown, Guyana
L' India (in hindī भारत, Bhārat ), ufficialmente Repubblica dell'India (in hindī भारत गणराज्य, Bhārat Gaṇarājya; in inglese Republic of India ), è uno Stato federale dell' Asia meridionale, con capitale Nuova Delhi.
Creta è un'isola greca, la maggiore e più popolosa del Paese e la quinta per estensione tra quelle del Mediterraneo dopo la Sicilia, la Sardegna, Cipro e la Corsica. Assieme agli isolotti contigui costituisce la periferia di Creta, una delle province greche, e la diocesi decentralizzata di Creta, una delle prefetture greche, due ...
